Elzie Odom Athletic Center

Fantastic experience: Carson and Ellie absolutely made my day!!! They are so awesome I may just have to make this a frequent visit!

Positive experience: Decent for indoor running and walking. Every once in awhile, there are people not following the rules and sitting in the middle of the track or running in the wrong direction about to collide(!). Okay exercise equipment. Good hockey and rock climbing areas. Clean restrooms and solid air conditioning circulation. Front desk staff is polite. Been to Karate classes back in the ‘00s; I don’t still recommend any of the programs there due to the rates, teachers always being snobby & inconsistent hours. Convenient local and nationwide voting location as well. Outdoor park running/walking areas as well.

Fantastic experience: GREAT FAMILY PLACE

Fantastic experience: Spoke with Rachael today for the second time and she really sold me on bringing my daughter to the summer camp so were going to check it out today. Great person to have representing your organization!

Fantastic experience: I absolutely loved the summer camp program they had! We were trying to find a place for our daughter since school was out that was cost friendly and here Elzie was!! The staff was so sweet and they had festive activities for them each week!! They provide lunch and snack for them which is great! I loved the field trips they had for the kids and the fact that they got to go swimming every Thursday's and have Kona Ice every Fridays. I loved the process of signing them up you could register them week by week or just do it all at once online. Our daughter was skeptical at first as this was her first camp but just as predicted as we came to the last day, she loved camp and was going to miss her summer buds. Thank you Elzie Odom Athletic Center for a great summer for our daughter!!! I would definitely recommend to others!

Negative experience: Algo pasó en este centro cuando hubo cambio de gerentes, mi hija estaba tomando clases de ballet y de un día para otro nos dieron la noticia que ya no podría tomar más las clases en este lugar ni en ningún otro centro , y que a la nueva administración les parecía muy molesto que las madres estuviéramos dentro del centro , y que era un problema por que usábamos las instalaciones del lugar , la antigua gerencia nos proporcionaban sillas para sentarnos mientras esperamos a nuestras hijas todas menores de 12 años , cuando la nueva administración llegó , quitaron las sillas y teníamos que esperar a nuestras niñas sentadas en el piso , para nosotros no había problema con eso , nunca nos quejamos , inclusive algunas madres tomamos la decisión de llevar nuestras propias sillas , para esperar a que la clase terminara , o si nuestras hijas tenían que ir al baño poder acompañarlas para que no fueran solas. Esta nueva administración no solo nos trató mal si no que también nos hizo sentir discriminadas . Espero el corporativo lea esto y haga algo al respecto por favor .

Negative experience: La Admistracion cambió mi hija estába ahí tomando clases de la noche a la mañana cambiaron dijieron nomás,no se podía sin ningún argumento válido eso no se hace y su racismo fue muy explícito con la gente hispana no se vale , cuestión mamás no hacíamos más que esperar terminara las clases por lo pertinente era esperara si quisieran ir al baño acompañarlas , no veo cuál fue problema hechar la clase si pues racismo estamos 2024 donde necesitamos apoyo no divisiones eh igualdad gracias

Negative experience: I do not recommend this center to give extracurricular classes to children, after my girls' ballet teacher rented 2 rooms to teach her classes for more than 3 years, overnight they told her that they would not rent the spaces, Without even giving you the opportunity to look for a new place, those new managers Carson and Greg were very unprofessional, and some of the staff were very rude, you can feel racism because most of us are Hispanic

Negative experience: My daughter used to take dance classes here at Dancing Academy and I didn't like the way they forced the owner of the academy to take the mothers out of the Athletic Center because the manager didn't allow us to be inside watching our daughters, no. It seems ethical to me to separate us from our daughters because some of them cannot go to the bathroom alone and in any emergency I want to be close for her.

Negative experience: My daughter attends dance class but a few weeks ago the dance academy was "expelled" from the place with the only explanation that the new administration DID NOT WANT the parents there waiting for their daughters. How odd! the majority of parents are Hispanic. Terrible experience and terrible administration!

Negative experience: Terrible service from this place! very unprofessional and not at all empathetic with the mothers waiting for their children outside the classroom. The new managers Greg and Carson kicked out the teachers, mothers and students, all because they don’t want them to wait in the hallway, they are underage students who need supervision from their parents because sometimes they even need help to go to the bathroom. Unconscious managers!!

Negative experience: My daughter was attending ballet classes for more than a year and with the new administration, us parents were not allowed to wait for our daughters outside the classroom (1 hour) they took us outside the building; when they are minor girls and cannot go to the bathroom alone since there is a gym next door and it is not safe for our children; We are very sad and disappointed, perhaps because we are mostly Latino families, they displaced us from the place.

Negative experience: I am bothered because the managers stripped us of the classroom for racism... my daughters studied gymnastics, they are 6-year-old girls who were only going to study

Negative experience: New management specifically “Greg” is running the business in an unethical manner. Didn’t want the mothers of children to watch their kids dance in class and the moms refused to leave their kids unmonitored. Zero star

Negative experience: If you are Hispanic don't come here they discriminate are little girls and the manager didn't allow us to go inside Wort manager ever now they don't allow Hispanic people to go there

Negative experience: Bad customer service, ever since the new manager Carson and Greg came in, they don't want the moms inside the recreation center, they were very rude, chasing them all away, they left all the girls and boys without extra curricular dance activities. It is intolerant to block the dance dreams that girls and boys have. I hope the city can do something about it. They also chased away all the teachers. After three years being there quietly. So I don't recommend attending here. The staff was also very rude.

Negative experience: New management specifically “Greg” is running the business in an unethical manner. Didn’t want the mothers of children to watch their kids dance in class and pushed my pregnant wife out of her business there because the moms refused to leave their kids unmonitored. He slipped the contract he should have passed out immediately in an email and didn’t say a word about it to my wife. And made the due date of the contract the same day he gave it to her without informing her. I would advise taking your small business elsewhere if looking for a place to rent

Negative experience: Bad customer service, since the new manager Carson and Greg came in, they don't want the mothers inside the recreation center, they were very rude, they kicked us out of the recreation center despite having our small children there, in my case my daughter is disabled and they treated me very badly by not leaving me there so I could take her to the bathroom. I feel like they are racist because the majority of us are Latinas.

Negative experience: They are closing the doors to us and our daughters. For reasons that are not clear to us, we know that they are children and they are noisy, but would it be the same if they were white children? or just because we are Latinos? You are saying that you are going to take away the opportunity for all the girls to continue in this beautiful sport. being you a sports place???

Positive experience: You need more machines for the back and a staff to teach members how to use the machines

Positive experience: Good experience good space and tables available on the room

Fantastic experience: Great place with awesome employees who are always friendly and helpful

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Fantastic experience: Enjoy the youth sports for my daughter and niece.

Fantastic experience: My daughter had her baby shower here and we had so much fun

Positive experience: Very nice place. Clean. They have a lot for kids to do. Family nights as well. I signed my kid up for summer camp and the list of things that they will be doing I'm super excited to hear the stories she will have when she gets home Summer camp here we come! P.S. the young lady at the help desk is super

Positive experience: We rented out the rock climbing room , kids had fun , but I didn’t like the fact that they don’t give you extra time to set up before your party starts. Also 20 minutes before my time was up , staff told me I had 20 minutes to get or I was not going to get my deposit back.

Fantastic experience: We were invited to a kids birthday party here. Restrooms were very clean and the salon was a good size for kids to play and do games. Staff was nice all the time

Fantastic experience: Went to vote, easy process, everyone I encountered was friendly.

Fantastic experience: It was fun time.

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Fantastic experience: Good nice employess

Positive experience: It was a good place to host a baby shower had plenty of room and the staff was very friendly and helpful!

Negative experience: Terrible service. The front desk clerks have bad attitudes in person and you can’t get them to answer the phone during business hours so don’t even try.

Negative experience: Not really informative, The pictures for my kids team missing, people on the register not knowing too much about them. A lot of lost information. Not recommend the pictures there.

Positive experience: This is the city of Arlington recreation center. They have plenty of things to do here. Basketball, rock climbing, karate classes, jogging on upper level track, roller skating, in-line hockey, fitness center and more.

Fantastic experience: Wishing I would’ve discovered this place sooner! They have a nice size Hockey Rink I enjoyed Roller Skating on today. Definitely considering joining the membership it’s only $16 a month. It’ll definitely be worth it if you skate a lot like me. Plus there’s no Skate Rinks open on Mondays in Arlington or Grand Prairie. I did see some Blades in the cubbies I’m assuming are for public use. Be sure to call and check their schedules to see when or if the rink is being used.

Fantastic experience: It was fun time.

Fantastic experience: The indoor track always has minimal traffic which is great!

Fantastic experience: Great location! Great list of activities and very clean facility!

Fantastic experience: Nice people. Key thing about this place is the basketball courts

Fantastic experience: Cool facility, lots going on for the lil kiddies if you have them, good location, it jus works for me, also a park with walking lane ✊

Fantastic experience: 5 star service. Thank you.

Fantastic experience: VERY NICE

Fantastic experience: Just a shout out to a fantastic Zumba instructor, Jennifer! She is always enthusiastic and her classes are so much fun with a super workout! She is truly a treasure to us! #arlingtonparksandrec #elzieodom #eastlibraryandreccenter

Positive experience: It was a good place to host a baby shower had plenty of room and the staff was very friendly and helpful!

Fantastic experience: Great place. Walking track. Wall climbing. Basketball and Soccer leagues. Zumba class is phenomenal. Outdoor walking trail out back. Beautiful and functional facility.

Fantastic experience: Wishing I would’ve discovered this place sooner! They have a nice size Hockey Rink I enjoyed Roller Skating on today. Definitely considering joining the membership it’s only $16 a month. It’ll definitely be worth it if you skate a lot like me. Plus there’s no Skate Rinks open on Mondays in Arlington or Grand Prairie. I did see some Blades in the cubbies I’m assuming are for public use. Be sure to call and check their schedules to see when or if the rink is being used.

Fantastic experience: I just Love going to this place! I've gotten to know the employees & they are super special. I started playing Pickleball again in July & have made some very special friend & just Love playing the game with them. I don't get to play right now but I look forward to starting back up again after the first of the year. The place is always clean, they have workout area, I don't use it, but several other people do. The restrooms are always very clean, the employees always wear masks, & we have to wear mask when we walk in. I just Love This Place!

Fantastic experience: Free Tai chi ! So awesome! Thank you!

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. The staff is awesome

Fantastic experience: FANTABULOUS!!! The Staff are very helpful, kind & polite. The Girl's Volleyball Program is AWESOME!!! My daughter has been playing volleyball, soccer & basketball here for over 7 years.

Fantastic experience: Great place for sports!

Fantastic experience: Super nice gym

Fantastic experience: Good place to workout. Family atmosphere, and not over crowded

Fantastic experience: Great

Fantastic experience: Great place for indoor soccer

Positive experience: Voting center for my area

Fantastic experience: Voted in the District 6 General Election.

Fantastic experience: Nice park

Positive experience: Wonderful staff. Great complex.

Fantastic experience: Participate in the inline hockey league. Lots of fun

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to play beer league hockey

Fantastic experience: FANTABULOUS!!! The Staff are very helpful, kind & polite. The Girl's Volleyball Program is AWESOME!!! My daughter has been playing volleyball, soccer & basketball here for over 7 years.

Fantastic experience: Cool, laid back place for me to get my work out in.

Fantastic experience: I went in and did my early voting there was no line they have it all taken care of so that you keep your 6 ft they give you gloves so that you don't have to worry about touching anything if you if that's a concern for you very very well organized definitely recommend going voting here

Fantastic experience: This is the biggest community center that is so under utilized. Needs some updates, but it's one of the better centers I've been to.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful place to early vote and great facilities

Fantastic experience: New here and really loving it. Great covid safety measures in place. My teams new home.

Fantastic experience: Very nice facility with a lot to offer its members & visitors

Fantastic experience: A great multi-sport venue that offers many different sports for different age groups.

Fantastic experience: Went there to vote today. Can't wait for get back to rock climbing on Wednesday evening. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Fantastic experience: Great center. Has an indoor track and rock climbing .

Fantastic experience: Great Rec center. Much better gym than the North Y.

Fantastic experience: Clase de zumba con Elsa woww, patinaje los viernes de 7pm a 10pm

Positive experience: Good place

Fantastic experience: Here voting!

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Positive experience: Fitness for the family at its best

Negative experience: overpriced and limited usage

Negative experience: The daycare attendants mom hit my son

Fantastic experience: Walked the trails. Playground still closed

Fantastic experience: Great times with the bolleyball kids

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Fantastic experience: The Beautiful Divas!!

Fantastic experience: Nice place. Great atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Always a great family place.

Fantastic experience: Great activities if you live nearby.

Positive experience: It's a great place to visit when you need to take care of your help

Negative experience: If your going to play pickleball the lines are crazy/taped some blue some black Hard to focus But the people are really nice

Negative experience: Their rec basketball league is incredible. Don’t get me wrong. You’ve got to be good to play in their A-league. But, this place has THE WORST and most biased referees I’ve ever played with. Let me be clear, this isn’t a complaint for a couple bad calls in one game. I can handle a bad call. This directly has to do with a group of referees there that consistently made calls that hurt our team and clearly benefitted the other over the course of an entire season. It was so insanely egregious that our families in the stands stopped coming. We ended up having to recruit people from other teams that the refs had good report with to play on ours so they wouldn’t call a foul on his “buddy.” If you’re not part of the refs inner circle, good luck playing in a fair game.

Fantastic experience: My husband and his squad play at the center. Great spot to play ball, exercise and to get your workout on...

Fantastic experience: Great place for kids to play recreational basketball. They have a track and a great weight room.

Fantastic experience: Great place to have a bday party...great value and fun times!

Fantastic experience: A perfect rec center for North Arlington, with a wide variety of ways to keep yourself active and fit. I love the elevated track around the basketball courts, and the weight room, while compact, has everything that you'll need. The wall climbing is an awesome bonus.

Fantastic experience: Everyone was so helpful and patient. Answered all my questions. Very clean Rec Center and I definitely will return and reccomend this location

Fantastic experience: Watched grandson play indoor soccer. Seating is hard for old people like me but great restrooms and parking.

Fantastic experience: Camp for my daughter was great over the summers and she loved the rock climbing

Fantastic experience: What a great center. My brother and I through his engagement party here and we had no issues at all. They had everything ready for us. I love this place and I will book here again.

Fantastic experience: Went there to sign up for softball. The staff was SUPER friendly. I ended up just hanging out for a bit.